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| Sunday becomes 'working day' in Kashmir | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
SRINAGAR, July 25: In what can be seen as adhering to the fresh calendar of Hurriyat (G), Sunday came to observed as a working day with all educational institutions, banks and even some offices functioning like any normal day. As banks and business establishments reopened after days of curfew, restrictions and shutdowns, parts of Kashmir Valley, Srinagar in particular remained abuzz with activity reflecting resumption of normal life on Sunday.
People came out in hordes in every locality of Srinagar city and engaged themselves in heavy buying activity, particularly essential commodities. The provision stores, shops of eatables and shops selling essential items could be seen lined up with customers. Huge rush of customers was also witnessed around banks and ATM enclosures where people waited in queues for hours. Interestingly, despite an official holiday on Sunday, most banks, private-run schools and shops were open in Srinagar.
Responding to the calendar and in a way taking full advantage of the 'break' from hartal spree on Sunday, people came out of their ... | |
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| Kandni mishap occured due to absence of crash barriers | | | | SHARIK NABI
EARLY TIMES REPORT
DODA, July 25: The crash barriers were missing on the road stretch from where a minibus Friday fell into Chenab river at Fagumarh near Kandni in Kishtwar, resulting in the death of 23 persons. Made of hard iron sheets, crash barriers have been erected along the Jammu-Srinagar and Batote-Kishtwar roads. Whenever some vehicles have skidded off the roads, these barriers have prevented them from falling into the deep ravines or rivers. Had these barriers been erected on the Kandni road too, the 23 precious lives which were lost Friday could have been saved, feel locals.
Their erection was to be done by Beacon, but it got delayed due to "unknown" reasons.
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| | | | Court attaches chief secy's account | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, July 25: Additional district judge, Jammu, has ordered the attachment of account head No 2052 of chief secretary (GAD civil secretariate moving treasury of J&K Bank) till a decreetal amount of Rs 68,037 was paid to decree holders.
The court directive came in a writ petition filed by Romesh Lal against J&K state and others through advocate R P Sangra. The judge said the attachment of the account would not affect the inflow of cash into it. "As and when the decreetal amount is paid to the decree holders, account head will automatically stand released," he ordered.
The judge also said that the concerned treasury officer be informed of the matter.
The judge said th... | |
| | | | Without agreement India cannot accept Zardari's offer for withdrawing troops from Siachen | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, July 25: Will India accept Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari's plea for withdrawing troops from both the sides of the Siachen mountain glacier in eastern Ladakh? Indications are that Delhi may not favour unilateral pull out of the troops from the 64-km long glacier situated at an altitude of between 16,000 and 19000 ft above the sea level. Yes India may grab the offer, in view of the mounting expenses it incurs on maintaining its troops on the mountain glacier provided the two sides agree on hammering out a written agreement that with some guarantee from the international agencies, especially the American Government.
Delhi has been always keen to settle th... | |
| | | | Tarigami proposes all-party MPs panel to talk to Kashmiris | | 'Inaction on working groups recommendations has discredited Delhi in Srinagar | | |
AHMED ALI FAYYAZ
EARLY TIMES REPORT
SRINAGAR, July 25: State Secretary of Communist Party of India (Marxist) and third-time MLA from Kulgam, Mohammad Yousuf Tarigami, has stressed on the need of engaging the young rebels of Kashmir valley in a credible process of dialogue. According to the proposal he claims to have submitted to Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, and the UPA Chairperson, Mrs Sonia Gandhi, Government of India must constitute a committee of different political parties' Members of Parliament and authorize it to talk to all shades of opinion including the Kashmiri youngsters involved in demonstrations, stone pelting and clashes with Police and paramilitary forces.
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| | | | Delhi depending on wrong persons to break the Kashmir impasse | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JMMU, July 25: New Delhi is not happy with what has been happening in Kashmir, particularly since June 20. It is feeling deeply concerned. It is natural. The situation as it exists today in Kashmir is indeed alarming by any standard. If anything, it's all anarchy, lawlessness and confusion, with the extremists, law-breakers and troublemakers playing the shots and the hapless, alarmed and confused political leadership and law-enforcing agencies not being able to bring the situation under control. There appears no government worth its name in place in the disturbed Kashmir Valley. New Delhi's anxiety and deep concern needs to be viewed in this context.
However, the fun... | |
| | | | Irregularities in Provident Fund Organization | | ‘Direct ‘tainted’ officials and concerned minister declare assets’ | | |
EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, July 25: While the Provident Fund Commissioner is on leave, his sub-ordinates who enjoy the patronage of the concerned minister seem all set to appoint 25 persons in total violation of recruitment rules. The appointment orders are expected today only.
It all started last year when the Provident Fund Commissioner expressed serious concern over illegal and backdoor appointments made by the additional Provident Fund Commissioner vide his letter No PFC/1141-42 dated February 2, 2010. In response to his queries, the On February 18, 2010, the Under Secretary to Government Labour and Employment Department in his letter NoL&E/EPO/30/09 dated February 18, 2010 writes:... | |
| | | | Education department brazenly loots forests, govt mum | | | | GOPAL GUPTA
EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, July 24: Forest department may boost of having a large contingent of Forest Protection Force to check cutting of trees, illegal felling and smuggling of timber is going on unabated due to alleged nexus between timber smugglers and officials of education department in Chenab region of Doda.
Not only verbal but written complaints have been lodged with the concerned officials but to no avail. Early Times has managed access to a complaint lodged by one Nisar Ahmed of Doda. According to his complaint, hundreds of standing green Pine and deodar trees in the forests of Doda have been illegally brought down and used in the construction of more than 200 Scho... | |
| | | | Militants neither out nor down in Kashmir | | | | ASHWANI
EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, July 25: The recent attack on a police party at Pattan in Baramulla district of North Kashmir by a youth and yesterday's grenade attack on CRPF at Batmaloo Srinagar has turned all the claims and speculations to rest that the terrorism is out in Kashmir.
The attack on SHO Pattan, Fayaz by a youth from a strong crowd of 500 people at Palhalan on Srinagar-Muzaffrabad High Way on July 23 has revealed that Pak backed terrorists are behind the present turmoil in Kashmir Valley who are instigating the youth to stone pelting and people to protest against the Government as well as security forces.
The militants who have gone in oblivion for quite some time in V... | |
| | | | Is militancy in Kashmir sustained by elements in the South and North Blocks? | | | | RUSTAM
EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, July 25: There is a feeling that there are certain elements in the New Delhi's South and North Blocks whose weak-kneed policies towards the handful of Kashmiri separatists are helping them regroup themselves and sustain their anti-India violent movement. There is also a feeling that the political leadership in Kashmir is persuading the authorities in New Delhi to go soft and not do anything that has the potential of further "alienating the already alienated people of Kashmir." In other words, there is a feeling that the political leadership in Kashmir doesn't want New Delhi to interfere even if the separatists and militants are on a killing spree or that i... | |
| | | | Militant guide held in Rajouri | | | | JAMMU: A man suspected to be a guide and hardcore supporter of militants was today apprehended by a joint column of police and Rashtriya Rifles (RR) from Hidayatpur near Kalakote in Rajouri. He was identified as Nazir Hussain, son of Mohammad Shafi, of
Hidayatpur. Police sources said acting on a tip off as regards the involvement of Nazir in aiding the terrorists, security forces raided his house and arrested him.
Nazir was allegedly known to be guiding terrorist groups and providing them with food and shelter. Inputs suggested that he was also allegedly aiding the terrorist killed in Dhalyot Forest on July 11.
The apprehension of Nazir is seen as a major achievement in the ongoing ... | |
| | | | Thief nabbed in GMC hospital | | | |
JAMMU: A cell phone thief was arrested by police from the Government Medical College hospital here today along with stolen mobile sets. He was identified as Rakesh Kumar alias Bittu, son of Puran Chand, of Rehari Colony.
Police sources said acting on complaints of theft of mobile phone sets from the hospital, cops of Bakshi Nagar police station laid a trap and held Bittu.
His frisking led cops to the recovery of some Nokia mobile phones which he had stolen from the hospital. These belonged to patients and their attendants, the sources added.
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| | | | Two hit by car at Reasi | | | |
KATRA: Two pedestrians were injured critically on being hit by a speeding Alto car at Marhi Morh in Reasi today. They were identified as Pawan Kumar, son of Ram Lal, and Rajan, son of Girdhari Lal, both residents of Deila, Reasi.
They were admitted to the Reasi district hospital from where Pawan was referred to the GMC hospital, Jammu, following deterioration in his condition.
Though police had registered a case in this connection, the car was yet to be traced.
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| | | | LeT OGW arrested for supplying SIM cards to militants | | | |
JAMMU: Security forces arrested an over ground worker (OGW) of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) for allegedly supplying SIM cards to an arrested militant in Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said on Sunday. Following interrogation of the arrested LeT militant Abdul Lateef of Kishtwar, police raided the house of Mohd Arif, an OGW of LeT at Bhalla village in Bhderwah tehsil of Doda district last night and arrested him, they said.
Arif was taken to Kishtwar for interrogation about the SIM cards and police are trying to find out about the involvement of any other person in the racket.
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| | | | Jammu Newspapers Guild formed | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, July 25: Keeping the present day scenario to maintain the independence of the press and its freedom the Jammu Daily Newspapers Owners have decided to form a body which has been named as "Jammu Newspapers Guild".The adhoc body constituted by adopting the resolution which reads: 1. Prem Nath Sharma -(Glimpses of Future) - Patron, 2. Roop Lal Sharma - (The Shadow) - Chairman, 3. A.K. Sawhney - (Journey Line) - President, 4. Subash Mehra - (Jammu Jotting) - Vice President, 5. Munish Gupta - (Early Times) - Vice President, 6. Aseem Sawhney - Gen. Secy.
One of the main features of the Jammu Newspapers Guild would be to uphold the freedom and working of the press in J&K... | |
| | | | MPs bitterly opposed to each other on the eve of monsoon session but for better pay | | | | ABID SHAH
early times report
NEW DELHI, July 25: The monsoon session of Parliament beginning tomorrow has among other things belied the expectations about a Cabinet reshuffle. Normally, this takes place in case it is required before the session. Instead, now it holds a promise for MPs vis-à-vis a hike in their emoluments.
Though as per expectations this could go up to Rs 80,000 a month from present Rs 16,000, the Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs PK Bansal today declined to specify the amount which may be in store for members as salary.
In any case the hike for MPs is going to be substantial and members from both the Treasury and Opposition benches howsoever bitterly opposed ... | |
| | | | As J&K is part of India, NHRC should have full jurisdiction over it: Balakrishnan | | | | Early Times Report
New Delhi, July 25: National human rights commission (NHRC) chairman and former Supreme Court chief justice K G Balakrishnan has said that since "J&K is part of India, it will be better if NHRC gets jurisdiction over all subjects in the state".
NHRC, which has a negligible jurisdiction over human rights violations in Jammu and Kashmir, wants the limitation to be removed, particularly against the backdrop of recent allegations of transgressions in Kashmir.
Balakrishnan feels the extension of jurisdiction of NHRC in J&K would not amount to any interference in the state's matters but would be beneficial to the common people who could have recourse to better redressal o... | |
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